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The Story of Peterloo by Francis Archibald Bruton
On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the meeting began, a troop of Hussars and local yeomanry rode into the crowd, wielding clubs, swords and sabres, leaving 18 dead and more than 700 severely injured. In the following years, the Peterloo Massacre was the subject of several trials and inquiries. It now counts as one of the most significant events in the history of the British labour movement. Francis Archibald Bruton’s account of the day’s events, published for its centenary and based on a detailed...
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Episodes
01 - Front Matter 02.01.2026 1:49
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02 - The Site 01.01.2026 3:31
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03 - Authorities for the details of Peterloo 31.12.2025 6:22
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04 - The unrest that followed the Napoleonic Wars 30.12.2025 17:49
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05 - The story of Peterloo 29.12.2025 7:40
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06 - The processions from the outlying districts 28.12.2025 22:55
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07 - The charge of the Manchester Yeomanry 27.12.2025 12:42
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08 - The Manchester Yeomanry in difficulty 26.12.2025 7:28
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09 - The fateful decision: the Hussars ordered to charge 25.12.2025 23:24
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